MISSG180's Blogs

So how to finish out biking all 30 days of 30 Days of Biking? Why, by biking 30 miles, of course! Actually, by the time I got home it was 31 miles, but I did it! I am completely wiped out, but I did it.
At about 22 miles, I started getting ... Read more

I went to a convention this weekend. This is an event hubby and I attend every year, and one where we see lots of friends we only get to see once or twice a year. It was tremendous fun.
It's also a place where there are calorie traps galore... Read more

I'm doing a lot of bicycling this year, and have had a number of people express their frustration that they don't seem to be doing well on bikes. So I've written up some advice based around common mistakes I see bikers making.
First of all,... Read more

Thank you all for the many birthday wishes! I had sushi for lunch and Indian for dinner and rode my bike 18 miles, so it was a really wonderful day. Going to the bike shop today to pick up my birthday present, a 70 oz. CamelBak hydration pack. T... Read more

It's one thing to go to bed on time with the plan of getting up at 6:30. It's another to then lie there for almost 4 hours before finally falling asleep. So getting up was almost 8. But after a little wakeup time, I will be hitting the exercise.... Read more

I have been doing great with the biking, but in the adjusting to the biking, the strength training has fallen by the wayside. That's okay; things need to be flexible. And between being sick, having sick friends, and everything else in life, a li... Read more

"OMG, I don't want to bike today! It's cold--they're threatening snow--and windy, and just miserable."
"You don't have to bike," my hubby replied. "Instead, you can curl up inside and stay warm, and at the end of the month look back and des... Read more

I spent the night taking care of my best friends' three children. I have a very special relationship with these kids, and was happy to help out during a medical emergency. But I didn't sleep well due to listening for them, being awakened at 1am ... Read more

I am always wary when I see people trying to take the "food is fuel" approach, because it tries to lock down all the family, cultural, and celebratory associations with food and usually leads to an emotional crisis, binge eating, and disaster. Y... Read more

I am amazed when I hear people I consider to be attractive, interesting, and "together" just spew forth with gouts of self-loathing. If they are curvy, they think they're fat. If they are thin, they point out every tiny, perceived flaw. Everyone... Read more

At least according to Spark People. The long bike ride did the bulk of it, of course.
This is two weeks in a row that I've burned over 5,000 calories. I hope I can keep it up through the summer months. It's a bit harder in the winter, sinc... Read more

I went for my first truly long ride today--27 miles. I'm working to strengthen my knees, so I rode in lower gears and kept my pedalling "soft." It helped my knees get through a 2 hour and 16 minute ride without complaint.
But, oh, my patoot... Read more